Sep 22, 2015 07:00 PM EDT Energy Drinks Linked To Traumatic Brain Injury Among Teens Energy drinks have been making the headlines as it was revealed that it can be affiliated with TBI. Numerous studies have been made in regards to this matter. As per Science Daily, one study was made stating: “Teens who reported

By Nicholas Bakalar September 10, 2015 5:45 am Being obese at age 50 may be tied to an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease at a younger age. Previous studies have shown that being overweight at midlife is associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s. Now researchers have found that it also predicts occurrence

Risk of another autism spectrum disorder child after a first one is much lower than presumed By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH 08/27/2015 The risk of a family with one children on the autism spectrum of having another child with the disorder is only around five percent – much lower than the estimated 20% that has been claimed

This case concerns the procedures used by Defendant Law School Admission Council Inc. (LSAC) to determine whether candidates should receive accommodation for disabilities while taking the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), a standardized test administered by LSAC and widely used in law school admissions. Use the link below to obtain the document: http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/sites/colker2/files/2015/08/Department_of_Fair_Employment__252.pdf

The American Academy of Pediatrics has joined autism advocacy groups in urging continued universal screening for autism at 18 and 24 months, in response to a call, by the US Preventive Services Task Force, for more research on its benefits. “The AAP remains committed to its recommendation for the timely screening and identification of children

Autism Costs May Reach $1 Trillion By 2025 View all posts by Rick Nauert PhD → Autism Costs May Reach $1 Trillion By 2025 A new projection by health economists predicts the total costs of caring for all people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the U.S. for the current calendar year will approach $500

The tendency of more intelligent people to live longer has been shown, for the first time, to be mainly down to their genes by new research published in the International Journal of Epidemiology today. By analysing data from twins, researchers found that 95 per cent of the link between intelligence and lifespan is genetic. They

Studying for finals? Involve more senses for optimal recall By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH 07/12/2015 Ariel University advice to students: Read out loud what you have learned from written text; write down text you have heard to remember better. If you have to remember something written that you learned, read it out loud; if you want to

Currently the only test to diagnose bacterial meningitis in babies is through a lumbar puncture, a painful and difficult procedure to perform. For this reason, a group of biomedical engineers decided to search for an alternative and developed a portable device that can detect this illness with a simple ultrasound scan of the fontanelle. The

Date: Source: Summary: New light on impact of video gaming on the brain May 19, 2015 Douglas Mental Health University Institute Video gamers now spend a collective three billion hours per week in front of their screens. In fact, it is estimated that the average young person will have spent some 10,000 hours gaming by

Fine particulate air pollution linked to risk of childhood autism May 21, 2015 University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Exposure to fine particulate air pollution during pregnancy through the first two years of the child’s life may be associated with an increased risk of a child developing autism spectrum disorder, a condition that